As of January 1, 2019, we have closed our forums. This is a decision we did not come to lightly, but it is necessary. The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk. The server software itself must be updated, and it cannot be without removing the forums.
So it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our long-running forums. They came online in 2000 and brought together so many wonderful Disney fans. We had friendships form, careers launch, couples marry, children born ... all because of this amazing community.
Thank you to each of you who were a part of this community. You made it possible.
And a very special thank you to our Guides (moderators), past and present, who kept our forums a happy place to be. You are the glue that held everything together, and we are forever grateful to you. Thank you aliceinwdw, Caldercup, MrsM, WillCAD, Fortissimo, GingerJ, HiddenMickey, CRCrazy, Eeyoresmom, disneyknut, disneydani, Cam22, chezp, WDWfan, Luvsun, KMB733, rescuesk, OhToodles!, Colexis Mom, lfredsbo, HiddenMickey, DrDolphin, DopeyGirl, duck addict, Disneybine, PixieMichele, Sandra Bostwick, Eeyore Tattoo, DyanKJ130, Suzy Q'Disney, LilMarcieMouse, AllisonG, Belle*, Chrissi, Brant, DawnDenise, Crystalloubear, Disneymom9092, FanOfMickey, Goofy4Goofy, GoofyMom, Home4us123, iamgrumpy, ilovedisney247, Jennifer2003, Jenny Pooh, KrisLuvsDisney, Ladyt, Laughaholic88, LauraBelle Hime, Lilianna, LizardCop, Loobyoxlip, lukeandbrooksmom, marisag, michnash, MickeyMAC, OffKilter_Lynn, PamelaK, Poor_Eeyore, ripkensnana, RobDVC, SHEANA1226, Shell of the South, snoozin, Statelady01, Tara O'Hara, tigger22, Tink and Co., Tinkerbelz, WDWJAMBA, wdwlovers, Wendyismyname, whoSEZ, WildforWD, and WvuGrrrl. You made the magic.
We want to personally thank Sara Varney, who coordinated our community for many years (among so many other things she did for us), and Cheryl Pendry, our Message Board Manager who helped train our Guides, and Ginger Jabour, who helped us with the PassPorter-specific forums and Live! Guides. Thank you for your time, energy, and enthusiasm. You made it all happen.
There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
And we are no longer charging for the Live Guides. If you have a subscription, it's yours to keep for the lifetime of the Live Guides at no additional cost. The Live Guides will stay online, barring server issues and technical problems, for all of 2019.
That said, PassPorter is not going away. Most of the resources will remain online for as long as we can support them, and after that we will find ways to make whatever we can available. PassPorter means a great deal to us, and to many of you, and we will do our best to keep it alive in whatever way we can. Our server costs are high, and they'll need to come out of our pockets, so in the future you can expect some changes so we can bring those costs down.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your amazing support over the years. Without you, there's no way us little guys could have made something like this happen and given the "big guys" a run for their money. PassPorter was consistently the #3 guidebook after the Unofficial and Official guides, which was really unheard of for such a small company to do. We ROCKED it thanks to you and your support and love!
If you miss us, you can still find some of us online. Sara started a new blog at DisneyParkPrincess.com -- I strongly urge you to visit and get on her mailing list. She IS the Disney park princess and knows Disney backward and forward. And I am blogging as well at JenniferMaker.com, which is a little craft blog I started a couple of years ago to make ends meet. You can see and hear me in my craft show at https://www.youtube.com/c/jennifermaker . Many PassPorter readers and fans are on Facebook, in groups they formed like the PassPorter Trip Reports and PassPorter Crafting Challenge (if you join, just let them know you read about it in the newsletter). And some of our most devoted community members started a forum of their own at Pixie Dust Lane and all are invited over.
So we encourage you to stay in touch with us and your fellow community members wherever works best for you!
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We have a wonderfully sweet lab/rottweiler mix (ok she's a mutt but those are the two strongest traits that show through). Oggie Doggie (DD named her Doggie Doggie but we convinced her Oggie Doggie was good enough.) Well Oggie is now just over 10 years old. She has always been an outdoor dog. Even as a puppy, she didn't WANT to come inside. We tried over and over to get her to come inside, but she always refused. Then suddenly last week, she decided to take up residence INSIDE. My mom has a basset hound that has always been an inside dog, but Missy has no problem with Oggie being inside. Actually, she took a couple of her favorite toys out to the porch for Oggie to play with. I guess I should clarify, that Oggie has moved onto the enclosed porch. She lays her rather large body down smack dab in front of the main front door and will only move if she thinks we can't get through. LOL She won't go out the front door to go potty. Nope, she has to walk through the living room to the back door and go do her thing in the back yard, then comes right back into the house, through the living room and back to her spot on the porch. We are mystified as to why she suddenly has decided to be an indoor dog. She is a wonderful dog. She is extremely afraid of strangers and will hide under the house if anyone shows up, but whenever one of the family members would drive up, she would wait by our car door and then walk us to the door, before going off to her spot under the house to sleep.
Dad and I have speculated that she may be nearing the end of her time on this earth and wanted to be somewhere that we could find her when she passes. I'm wondering have any of you ever had this happen with one of your beloved pets?
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I'm not sure but our first dog came to both sides of the bed the night before he passed. It was as if he was telling us goodbye. He never would have done that. Our last dog died of bloat and he was the opposite. He went as far away in the yard as possible. Dug holes in my gardens, trying to find a place to go lay down. When I goggle it that was the exact description that they gave. I think every dog is different but it could be that is why she is now a "house dog".
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Our pups have always been indoor/outdoor. The last few weeks of his life, he started wantin' to be inside more often than not. It may be that your pup is close to the end, but it may be also that she's just too hot and uncomfortable in her later years to remain outide in summer. Our 8 yr. old chow/newfie mix now remains inside most of the day - she likes the comfy carpet.
I was thinking along Teresa's lines...she may be feeling her age more this summer than in the past and is looking for a cooler, more comfortable spot to lounge in.
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I am really hoping that she is just feeling her age and wanting a cooler place to rest. She is really funny though. Her spot is literally right in front of the main door into the house. If we have to go onto the porch or we are coming in from outside, she will just look at us as she lays there and makes us step over her. But if we have something in our hands and may have a hard time stepping over her, she will move. She really is a good dog.
Being the larger dog that she is, she will have a shorter lifespan than smaller dogs. While it could be the heat from the summer, being that you live in TX, your father could also be right. I know my lab mix is at least 11 or 12 and she is really showing her age this summer. She doesn't want outside as often and she has such a hard time moving around. She likes to lay in front of my bedroom door and I have to step over her to get in. Like Oggie, if I have something in my hand, she will struggle to her feet and move for me. My dog also loves an old comforter that I put on the floor for her to lie on.
I agree that maybe her tolerance level is just changing as she is aging and is just more comfortable inside. Thank you for letting her choose where she wants to be - no matter what the reason is, I'm sure she's very happy she has you for a family!
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